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Willie Limond’s Net Worth: The Late Boxing Legend’s Career Earnings and Legacy

Published 04/15/2024, 4:18 PM EDT

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At the age of 45, Willie Limond has sadly passed away. An emotional outpouring in the wake of his death has emerged. Now, people have further resorted to remembering the best moments of his boxing career. One aspect of this was the amount of money the boxer made. Here is everything we know about how much the boxer earned in his career.

As per media reports, the Scottish boxer was anticipated to be worth $5 million for the year 2024. The impressive figure comes through various streams after the fighter spearheaded a noteworthy career of about 23 years in the sport. His most recent recorded income came through his association with the Sandyford Centre in Glasgow, a public service center, where Willie Limond held a senior position. Based on the advertising for the position in November last year, the role came with a sizable salary of up to £138,000 every 24-hour week.

Much of his revenue, apart from that, stemmed from the boxing stints he undertook. Since Willie Limond turned pro in 1999, the fighter undertook 48 bouts, winning 42 of them. The fighter was slated to fight Geordie Joe Laws in a comeback at the city’s Emirates Arena on May 3.

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Willie Limond’s sudden passing has thrust his career into the limelight with many expressing their sadness at his untimely passing.

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Willie Limond Leaves a Void

As per reports, it is understood that Limond fell ill earlier this month while preparing for his comeback stint. His son Jake on Instagram informed fans of his father’s passing. He wrote, “My dad passed away in the early hours of the morning around 3 am…He fought on for near enough 10 days. Warrior.”

Limond held the EBU European Union super-featherweight title in 2004, the Commonwealth lightweight title from 2006 to 2007, the Commonwealth super-lightweight title from 2013 to 2014, and the British super-lightweight title in 2014. Willie Limond started his sports career in soccer and made five league appearances for Albion Rovers in the late 1990s.

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His boxing gym, St Andrew’s Sporting Club, said in a statement, “Everyone at St Andrew’s Sporting Club are shocked and deeply saddened at the loss of our friend, Willie Limond. Willie was not only a legend of the sport, but an infectious character who will be greatly missed by us all.”

One of the earliest to grieve the unexpected passing of the fighter was Curtis Woodhouse. Woodhouse, who was beaten in a British light-welterweight title fight by Willie Limond at Glasgow’s Braehead Arena in 2014, posted on X: “Absolutely devastated to hear the news of the passing of Willie Limond, a great fighter and a great man. We stayed in touch after our fight and always had a laugh together. Absolutely gutted. Rest in peace champ.” What about you? Do you have some well wishes for Willie Limond’s family?

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Mohammed Shafiulla

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Mohammed Shafiulla is a Boxing writer at EssentiallySports. With a Master’s degree in Journalism from a reputed institute, Shafi has cemented his position as one of the astute observers of boxing at ES. One of the early supporters of Naoya Inoue, Shafi has covered his transition from a Japanese boxer with a niche fan following to a power-punching global boxing star.
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Gokul Pillai